Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

The auditory frequency-following response (FFR) is a non-invasive index of the fidelity of
sound encoding in the brain, and is used to study the integrity, plasticity, and behavioral …

Building on her earlier work,'The Power of Music: A Research Synthesis of the Impact of
Actively Making Music on the Intellectual, Social and Personal Development of Children and …

The relationship between musical and linguistic skills has received particular attention in
infants and school-aged children. However, very little is known about pre-schoolers. This …

Self-regulation skills are an important predictor of school readiness and early school
achievement. Research identifies that experiences of early stress in disadvantaged …

Studies have demonstrated positive associations between music lessons and executive
functions (EFs) in children. Because researchers have focused on comprehensive music …

Separate lines of research have identified enhanced performance on nonverbal executive
control (EC) tasks for bilinguals and those with music training, but little is known about the …

Adversity, including abuse, neglect, and poverty, impacts child brain development. However,
the developing brain is highly plastic, and some of the impacts of childhood adversity may …

The implementation of virtual reality (VR) opens up a wide range of possibilities for the
development of dexterity, speed and precision of movements. The aim of this study was to …

This study aimed at evaluating the impact of a classic music training program (Démos) on
several aspects of the cognitive development of children from low socio-economic …